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Knowledge driven approaches to e-learning recommendation. (2018)
Thesis
MBIPOM, B. 2018. Knowledge driven approaches to e-learning recommendation. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

Learners often have difficulty finding and retrieving relevant learning materials to support their learning goals because of two main challenges. The vocabulary learners use to describe their goals is different from that used by domain experts in tea... Read More about Knowledge driven approaches to e-learning recommendation..

Effective and efficient estimation of distribution algorithms for permutation and scheduling problems. (2018)
Thesis
AYODELE, M. 2018. Effective and efficient estimation of distribution algorithms for permutation and scheduling problems. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

Estimation of Distribution Algorithm (EDA) is a branch of evolutionary computation that learn a probabilistic model of good solutions. Probabilistic models are used to represent relationships between solution variables which may give useful, human-un... Read More about Effective and efficient estimation of distribution algorithms for permutation and scheduling problems..

Deep learning based approaches for imitation learning. (2018)
Thesis
HUSSEIN, A. 2018. Deep learning based approaches for imitation learning. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

Imitation learning refers to an agent's ability to mimic a desired behaviour by learning from observations. The field is rapidly gaining attention due to recent advances in computational and communication capabilities as well as rising demand for int... Read More about Deep learning based approaches for imitation learning..

Domain-specific lexicon generation for emotion detection from text. (2018)
Thesis
BANDHAKAVI, A. 2018. Domain-specific lexicon generation for emotion detection from text. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

Emotions play a key role in effective and successful human communication. Text is popularly used on the internet and social media websites to express and share emotions, feelings and sentiments. However useful applications and services built to under... Read More about Domain-specific lexicon generation for emotion detection from text..

Cognitive modelling and control of human error processes in human-computer interaction with safety critical IT systems in telehealth. (2017)
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ALWAWI, I. 2017. Cognitive modelling and control of human error processes in human-computer interaction with safety critical IT systems in telehealth. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

The field of telehealth has developed rapidly in recent years. It provides medical support particularly to those who are living in remote areas and in emergency cases. Although developments in both technology and practice have been rapid, there are s... Read More about Cognitive modelling and control of human error processes in human-computer interaction with safety critical IT systems in telehealth..

Simulation and optimisation of the separation process in offshore oil and gas platforms. (2017)
Thesis
VELESHKI, S. 2017. Simulation and optimisation of the separation process in offshore oil and gas platforms. Robert Gordon University, MRes thesis.

Hydrocarbon separation in offshore oil and gas platforms is the process that transforms extracted crude oil into transportable oil and gas. Temperatures and pressures of the separation system can be adjusted to modify the separation of the hydrocarbo... Read More about Simulation and optimisation of the separation process in offshore oil and gas platforms..

Insourcing a government information system: a case study from Malaysia. (2017)
Thesis
OMAR, A. 2017. Insourcing a government information system: a case study from Malaysia. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

Insourcing, outsourcing and co-sourcing are three approaches to procuring an information system. This research contributes to the body of knowledge on insourcing an information system; exploring and discussing the enabling and inhibiting factors of t... Read More about Insourcing a government information system: a case study from Malaysia..

Architecting the deployment of cloud-hosted services for guaranteeing multitenancy isolation. (2017)
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OCHEI, L.C. 2017. Architecting the deployment of cloud-hosted services for guaranteeing multitenancy isolation. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

In recent years, software tools used for Global Software Development (GSD) processes (e.g., continuous integration, version control and bug tracking) are increasingly being deployed in the cloud to serve multiple users. Multitenancy is an important a... Read More about Architecting the deployment of cloud-hosted services for guaranteeing multitenancy isolation..

On pruning and feature engineering in Random Forests. (2016)
Thesis
FAWAGREH, K. 2016. On pruning and feature engineering in Random Forests. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

Random Forest (RF) is an ensemble classification technique that was developed by Leo Breiman over a decade ago. Compared with other ensemble techniques, it has proved its accuracy and superiority. Many researchers, however, believe that there is stil... Read More about On pruning and feature engineering in Random Forests..

A data mining approach to ontology learning for automatic content-related question-answering in MOOCs. (2016)
Thesis
SHATNAWI, S.M.I. 2016. A data mining approach to ontology learning for automatic content-related question-answering in MOOCs. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

The advent of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allows massive volume of registrants to enrol in these MOOCs. This research aims to offer MOOCs registrants with automatic content related feedback to fulfil their cognitive needs. A framework is prop... Read More about A data mining approach to ontology learning for automatic content-related question-answering in MOOCs..

CAWIML: a computer assisted web interviewing mark-up language. (2016)
Thesis
LLORET PEREZ, J.M. 2016. CAWIML: a computer assisted web interviewing mark-up language. Robert Gordon University, MRes thesis.

Computer-Assisted Web Interviewing (CAWI) is the new mode of conducting surveys through web browsers. This on-line solution extends the traditional paper questionnaire with functionality to inform the order of questions, the logic to guide question r... Read More about CAWIML: a computer assisted web interviewing mark-up language..

Contextual lexicon-based sentiment analysis for social media. (2016)
Thesis
MUHAMMAD, A.B. 2016. Contextual lexicon-based sentiment analysis for social media. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

Sentiment analysis concerns the computational study of opinions expressed in text. Social media domains provide a wealth of opinionated data, thus, creating a greater need for sentiment analysis. Typically, sentiment lexicons that capture term-sentim... Read More about Contextual lexicon-based sentiment analysis for social media..

The role of Walsh structure and ordinal linkage in the optimisation of pseudo-Boolean functions under monotonicity invariance. (2016)
Thesis
CHRISTIE, L.A. 2016. The role of Walsh structure and ordinal linkage in the optimisation of pseudo-Boolean functions under monotonicity invariance. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

Optimisation heuristics rely on implicit or explicit assumptions about the structure of the black-box fitness function they optimise. A review of the literature shows that understanding of structure and linkage is helpful to the design and analysis o... Read More about The role of Walsh structure and ordinal linkage in the optimisation of pseudo-Boolean functions under monotonicity invariance..

Cloud computing adoption by SMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa. (2016)
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ABUBAKAR, D.A. 2016. Cloud computing adoption by SMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

This research contributes to the growing body of research on cloud computing and addresses the paucity of research on cloud computing adoption, as well as information systems (IS) and information communication technologies (ICTs) adoption in sub-Saha... Read More about Cloud computing adoption by SMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa..

Combining search strategies for distributed constraint satisfaction. (2015)
Thesis
MAGAJI, A.S-M. 2015. Combining search strategies for distributed constraint satisfaction. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

Many real-life problems such as distributed meeting scheduling, mobile frequency allocation and resource allocation can be solved using multi-agent paradigms. Distributed constraint satisfaction problems (DisCSPs) is a framework for describing such p... Read More about Combining search strategies for distributed constraint satisfaction..

Autonomic behavioural framework for structural parallelism over heterogeneous multi-core systems. (2015)
Thesis
GOLI, M. 2015. Autonomic behavioural framework for structural parallelism over heterogeneous multi-core systems. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

With the continuous advancement in hardware technologies, significant research has been devoted to design and develop high-level parallel programming models that allow programmers to exploit the latest developments in heterogeneous multi-core/many-co... Read More about Autonomic behavioural framework for structural parallelism over heterogeneous multi-core systems..

An association rule dynamics and classification approach to event detection and tracking in Twitter. (2015)
Thesis
ADEDOYIN-OLOWE, M. 2015. An association rule dynamics and classification approach to event detection and tracking in Twitter. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

Twitter is a microblogging application used for sending and retrieving instant on-line messages of not more than 140 characters. There has been a surge in Twitter activities since its launch in 2006 as well as steady increase in event detection resea... Read More about An association rule dynamics and classification approach to event detection and tracking in Twitter..

Adaptive heterogeneous parallelism for semi-empirical lattice dynamics in computational materials science. (2015)
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GARBA, M. 2015. Adaptive heterogeneous parallelism for semi-empirical lattice dynamics in computational materials science. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

With the variability in performance of the multitude of parallel environments available today, the conceptual overhead created by the need to anticipate runtime information to make design-time decisions has become overwhelming. Performance-critical a... Read More about Adaptive heterogeneous parallelism for semi-empirical lattice dynamics in computational materials science..

What is the influence of genre during the perception of structured text for retrieval and search? (2014)
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CLARK, M.J. 2014. What is the influence of genre during the perception of structured text for retrieval and search? Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

This thesis presents an investigation into the high value of structured text (or form) in the context of genre within Information Retrieval. In particular, how are these structured texts perceived and why are they not more heavily used within Informa... Read More about What is the influence of genre during the perception of structured text for retrieval and search?.